text_original: Totila had blockaded Rome, which was defended by a small Imperial force, and after a brave but unsuccessful attempt by Belisarius to break the boom that Totila had placed across the river Tiber to prevent fresh provisions coming into the city by sea, a part of the garrison betrayed the city to Totila, who entered without any resistance, the Im  perial troops marching out on the other side.
text_transcription: TOTILLA HAD BLOCKADED ROME WHICH WAS DEFENDED BY A SMALL IMPERIAL FORCE AND AFTER A BRAVE BUT UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT BY BELISARIUS TO BREAK THE BOOM THAT TOTULA HAD PLACED ACROSS THE RIVER TIBER TO PREVENT FRESH PROVISIONS COMING INTO THE CITY BY SEA A PART OF THE GARRISON BETRAYED THE CITY TO TATILLA WHO ENTERED WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE THE IMPERIAL TROOPS MARCHING OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE
phonemes: toʊtˈɪlə hæd blɑːkˈeɪdᵻd ɹˈoʊm, wˌɪtʃ wʌz dᵻfˈɛndᵻd baɪ ɐ smˈɔːl ɪmpˈɪɹiəl fˈɔːɹs, ænd ˈæftɚɹ ɐ bɹˈeɪv bˌʌt ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl ɐtˈɛmpt baɪ bᵻlɪsˈɛɹɪəs tə bɹˈeɪk ðə bˈuːm ðæt toʊtˈɪlə hæd plˈeɪst əkɹˌɑːs ðə ɹˈɪvɚ tˈaɪbɚ tə pɹɪvˈɛnt fɹˈɛʃ pɹəvˈɪʒənz kˈʌmɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈɪɾi baɪ sˈiː, ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə ɡˈæɹɪsən bᵻtɹˈeɪd ðə sˈɪɾi tə toʊtˈɪlə, hˌuː ˈɛntɚd wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni ɹᵻsˈɪstəns, ðɪ ˈɪm pˈɪɹiəl tɹˈuːps mˈɑːɹtʃɪŋ ˈaʊt ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ sˈaɪd.